Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin ...

A new study says a toxin caused by some strains of E. coli may be causing the rise in colon cancer in younger people.

Genetic findings reveal how early exposure to a DNA-damaging toxin from gut bacteria may contribute to the global rise in ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin. Scientists report that exposure to ...

A new study conducted by researchers from UC San Diego explored how exposure to a specific bacteria in childhood could be ...

In an effort to explain a modern medical mystery, an international team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming ...

DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, ...

Bacterial secondary metabolites represent a vast arsenal of bioactive compounds with the potential to combat antimicrobial ...

These infections—systemic, lethal infestations of the body’s deep tissues and organs—have little in common with the ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ago, the introduction of CRISPR technology marked a significant breakthrough ...